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Section B-VI/1 (back to
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Guidance regarding familiarization and
basic safety training and instruction for all seafarers
Fire prevention and fire-fighting
1 The basic training in fire prevention and
fire-fighting required by section A-VI/1 should include at least theoretical and
practical elements itemized in paragraphs 2 to 4 hereunder.*
Theoretical training
2 theoretical training should cover:
.1 the three elements of fire and
explosion (the fire triangle), fuel; source of ignition; oxygen;
.2 ignition sources: chemical; biological;
physical;
.3 flammable materials: flammability;
ignition point; burning temperature; burning speed; thermal value; lower flammable limit
(LFL); upper flammable limit (UFL); flammable range; inerting; static electricity;
flashpoint; auto-ignition;
.4 fire hazard and spread of fire by
radiation, convection, and conduction;
.5 reactivity;
.6 classification of fires and applicable
extinguishing agents;
.7 main causes of fire on board ships: oil
leakage in engine-room; cigarettes; overheating (bearings); galley appliances (stoves,
flues, fryers, hotplates, etc.); spontaneous ignition (cargo, wastes, etc.); hot work
(welding, cutting, etc.); electrical apparatus (short circuit, non-professional repairs);
reaction, self-heating and auto-ignition; arson; static electricity;
.8 fire prevention;
.9 fire and smoke detection systems;
automatic fire alarms;
.10 fire-fighting equipment including:
.10.1 fixed installations on board and
their locations; fire mains, hydrants; international shore connection; smothering
installations, carbon dioxide (CO2), foam; halogenated hydrocarbons; pressure water spray
system in special category spaces, etc.; automatic sprinkler system; emergency fire pump;
emergency generator; chemical powder applicants; general outline of required and available
mobile apparatus; high pressure fog system; high expansion foam; new developments and
equipment;
.10.2 firefighter's outfit, personal
equipment; breathing apparatus; resuscitation apparatus; smoke helmet or mask; fireproof
life-line and harness; and their location on board; and
.10.3 general equipment including fire
hoses, nozzles, connections, fire axes; portable fire extinguishers; fire blankets;
.11 construction and arrangements
including escape routes; means for gas freeing tanks; Class A, B and C divisions; inert
gas systems;
.12 ship fire-fighting organization,
including general alarm; fire control plans, muster stations and duties of individuals;
communications, including ship-shore when in port; personnel safety procedures; periodic
shipboard drills; patrol systems.
.13 practical knowledge of resuscitation
methods;
.14 fire-fighting methods including
sounding the alarm; locating and isolating; jettisoning; inhibiting; cooling; smothering;
extinguishing; reflash watch; smoke extraction; and
.15 fire-fighting agents including water,
solid jet, spray, fog, flooding; foam, high, medium and low expansion; carbon dioxide
(CO2); halon; aqueous film forming foam (AFFF); dry chemical powder; new developments and
equipment.
Practical training
3 The practical training given below should
take place in spaces which provide truly realistic training conditions, (e.g. simulated
shipboard conditions), and whenever possible and practical should also be carried out in
darkness as well as by daylight and should allow the trainees to acquire the ability to:
.1 use various types of portable fire
extinguishers;
.2 use self-contained breathing apparatus;
.3 extinguish smaller fires, e.g.
electrical fires, oil fires and propane fires;
.4 extinguish extensive fires with water
(jet and spray nozzles);
.5 extinguish fires with either foam,
powder or any other suitable chemical agent;
.6 enter and pass through, with life-line
but without breathing apparatus, a compartment into which high expansion foam has been
injected;
.7 fight fire in smoke-filled enclosed
spaces wearing self-contained breathing apparatus;
.8 extinguish fire with water fog, or any
other suitable fire-fighting agent in an accommodation room or simulated engine-room with
fire and heavy smoke;
.9 extinguish an oil fire with fog
applicator and spray nozzles; dry chemical powder or foam applicators;
.10 effect a rescue in a smoke-filled
space wearing breathing apparatus.
General
4 Trainees should also be made aware of the
necessity of maintaining a state of readiness on board.
Elementary first aid*
5 The training in elementary first aid
required by regulation VI/1 as part of the basic training should be given at an early
stage in vocational training, preferably during pre-sea training, to enable seafarers to
take immediate action upon encountering an accident or other medical emergency until the
arrival of a person with first aid skills or the person in charge of medical care on
board.
Personal safety and social
responsibilities
6 Administrations should bear in mind the
significance of communication and language skills in maintaining safety of life and
property at sea and in preventing marine pollution. Given the international character of
the maritime industry, the reliance on voice communications from ship-to-ship and
ship-to-shore, the increasing use of multi-national crews, and the concern that crew
members should be able to communicate with passengers in an emergency, adoption of a
common language for maritime communications would promote safe practice by reducing the
risk of human error in communicating essential information.
7 Although not universal, by common practice
English is rapidly becoming the standard language of communication for maritime safety
purposes, partly as a result of the use of the Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary, as
replaced by the IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases.
8 Administrations should consider the
benefits of ensuring that seafarers have an ability to use at least an elementary English
vocabulary, with an emphasis on nautical terms and situations.
Section B-VI/2 (back to top)
Guidance regarding certification for
proficiency in survival craft, rescue boats and fast rescue boats
1 Before training is commenced the
requirement of medical fitness, particularly regarding eyesight and hearing, should be met
by the candidate.
2 The training should be relevant to the
provisions of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), as
amended.*
Section B-VI/3 (back to top)
Guidance regarding training in advanced
fire-fighting
(No provisions)
Section B-VI/4 (back to top)
Guidance regarding requirements in medical
first aid and medical care
(No provisions)
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